From: "Marp" Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp Subject: Re: random numbers Date: Wed, 6 Jan 1999 22:22:08 -0500 Organization: ICGNetcom Lines: 7 Message-ID: <771997$n3h@sjx-ixn10.ix.netcom.com> References: <36940389 DOT 31E6 AT bellsouth DOT net> NNTP-Posting-Host: prn-nj1-21.ix.netcom.com X-NETCOM-Date: Wed Jan 06 7:22:15 PM PST 1999 X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.72.3110.5 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.3110.3 To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com DJ-Gateway: from newsgroup comp.os.msdos.djgpp Reply-To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com Use the function rand() in stdlib.h like this: number = rand()%21; This will create a (pseudo) random number from 0-20.